Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-11
NEWS OF THE DAY

T, il reported that the Emperor OF Brezil
ia about to abdicate.
Arrangements have besn made to send
democratic voters in Washington home 10
Maryland to vote.
The town elections held in Connecticut
last week resulted in a net gain OF SIX towns
for the democrats.
The presidential party left Madison, Wis,
Yesterday for st. Paul, Mimi, where they
were cordially received.
The Merchants and Miners Bank Of Iron
Mountain, Mich, closed on Saturday. 1t l.
understood that the cashier has gone to
Canada with $4,000.
The Pope yesterday received the Bishopof
Manchester ard the curate of Nashua. n.
H, who presented TO his Holiness the Jub-
lice gifts OF which they were the bearers.
The question of en- international peace
treaty was considered by the Methodist
ministers of Chicago yesterday. Rev. VIM.
Jones, of London, was present, and pre-
sented letter from John Bright, advocat'
ing such treaty.
The series Of fourteen games between the
St Louis and De.rcits for The base ball
championship of the world began in St.
Louis Yesterday ard resulted in victory
for the Association champions by score OF
6,o l. The game scheduled for Washing.
ton will be played October Goth.
The New York Herald of Sunday say 8
that the friends of the seven condemned
Chicago anarchists have retained John Ran
lolph Tucker, of Virginia, to appear with
Gen. Roger A. Pryor in the appeal 10 the
United States Supreme Court. Mr.. Tucker
is now at work in that city on the case with
General Pryor.
In New York, yesterday, the members Of
the O'Connor family, father, mother and
two sons, who were convicted OF having rob
bed and assaulted young English woman
named Mary E. Harwood, in their rooms
OF East Forty seventh street, we're SEN
fenced by Judge Cowing to State prison fol
sixteen gears each.
Mrs. Ella Robinson, the wife of o Louis
vile hardware merchant, who was in New
York under treatment. for a nervous dis
order, Jumped from q thirdstory window
which resulted In her death in few hours
She was about thirty years OF age, anc
leaves three children.
The Chicago Board of Trades slatemen
of the visible supply of grain October s. anf
the changes snOWu Us Coupalcu WIN tp'
figures of a week previous, are as follows
Wheat 80 9S2 ,730 bushels, increase 1886
corn 1880, III bushels, increase 297 OLA oat
5 .23l ,2O6, increase 1924 rye 342 .060. in
crease 90. PSI; barley 1853. SIS, increase
491, 301.
Boston Cosbett. who shot John Wilke
Booth, has been declared hopelessly insane
and has been taken TO the Kansas State La
sane Asylum, where he will probably con
tinue an inmate for as long as he lives, n
physicians say that it is impo ssible for hin
to be cured Corbeit has exhibited signs o
iusanity for several years and imagined him
self pursued by friends of Wilkes Booth.
The New York Tribune intimates tina
Robert Garrett is insane, and it quotes
gentleman high in financial circles
az expressing the same opinion. Thu
story is looked upon as maiciou
SANDER. MIR. Garrett declares himself il
perfect health. He says he was never bet
ter, and his friends are fully satisfied tha
the president Of the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad has as clear head as he ever had
The doctor whose attentions seem in som
way to have started the story is an old AM
close friend of the family and his visits or
purely social in their nature.